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the howl
#WritcoStoryPrompt22
The howl that rang out the silent night was heard across the slumbering streets, a mournful and unearthly sound that seemed to penetrate
the very souls of those who heard it.
It was a sound that froze the blood and set the heart to racing, filling the hearts of the townspeople with a nameless dread. The hair rose at the back of their heads, and a shiver of terror coursed through their veins, for they knew that this was no ordinary howl that shattered the tranquility of the night.

The monster had escaped, a creature of shadow and nightmare that had long been imprisoned in the dark recesses of their collective consciousness. It had been spoken of in hushed whispers and fearful glances, a specter that haunted their dreams and whispered of unspeakable horrors....